By CHRIS LANG Originally published at Redd-Monitor.org In an open letter, scientists have warned about the impacts that logging the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo would have on the planet’s climate. The scientists are concerned that a proposal to...
By Wally Menne Originally published by Plantation Definition Discussion Natural landscapes that formerly were habitat for many different kinds of wild plants and animals, have been systematically trashed and turned into pulpwood plantations. However, those...
Originally published by Open Democracy The dry tropical forests of the Gran Chaco are disappearing faster than any other forests on earth, threatening endemic species and one of the last indigenous peoples living in isolation from industrialised society. A number of...
Consumer Affairs recently published an article titled, Forest industry wants to blanket the south with invasive, flammable tree species, which covers ArborGen's plans to legalize and spread genetically engineered eucalyptus plantations throughout the country. While...
By Sue Branford and Maurício Torres Originally published by MongaBay.com: MP 759 changes a key land program to make acquisition better for wealthy land thieves and worse for peasant families — a huge threat to the Amazon rainforest, say experts. MP 759, signed...
Global Justice Ecology Project/Campaign to STOP GE Trees GE Trees Campaigner Ruddy Turnstone was a recent guest on the Progressive News Network show hosted by Rick Spisak. The discussion surrounded the petition campaign encouraging the USDA to not approve genetically...
Major news outlets are reporting on the news that over 250,000 signatures have been collected telling the USDA to not approve genetically engineered eucalyptus trees. RT.com interviewed Campaign to STOP GE Trees coordinator Anne Petermann for their feature: Petermann...
Washington, DC — Well over a quarter of a million people and 500 organizations submitted comments yesterday rejecting the commercialization of ArborGen Inc.’s genetically engineered (GE) eucalyptus trees, which, if approved, would be the first-ever GE forest tree...
WATCH: Pulp and Paper Industry a Culprit in Spread of Chilean Wildfires https://youtu.be/4HqNcUMdnwA Originally published in Spanish by Puntofinal.cl. Translated into English through Google Translate. Resistance to the forest business grows in several points of...
The wildfire in Portugal that killed 61 people earlier this month were caused by eucalyptus tree plantations according to critics like Catarina Martins the leader of the Left Bloc, a progressive political party in Portugal. “After what happened, things have to...